A spot in the Top 25 would have sufficed a week ago for fans of the CSU men’s basketball team.

Now the question constantly asked through social media has become, “How far can we climb?” But players are viewing it in a different light.

The Rams entered the Associated Press Top 25 on Feb. 11 for the first time since 1954, breaking in at No. 24. After a victory over San Diego State — ranked in the coaches poll — and a road win at Air Force, Colorado State University jumped two spots Monday to No. 22.

CSU reached No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll on Monday and has an RPI ranking of 13.

“It’s different, because we’ve never had this, so it’s nice to have the recognition and what not, but we understand we have a lot of season left,” CSU guard Dorian Green said. “We haven’t really talked about it in the locker room.”

That’s little discussion about a lot of history for CSU (21-4, 8-2 MW).

It’s not the highest the Rams have ever been ranked — reaching No. 18 twice during the 1953-54 season — but when speaking in terms of percentages among college basketball schools, this would be the best CSU team of all-time.

There were only 160 schools participating during 1953-54 season, which meant a ranking of 18th placed CSU among the top 12 percent of teams in college basketball, according to the opinions of AP voters.

Today, 347 schools are in Division I, 338 of which are competing for 68 spots in the NCAA Tournament, making CSU one of the sport’s best 7 percent.

With six games remaining in the regular season, not to mention Mountain West and NCAA tournaments, being considered among the elite really doesn’t mean anything.

“I think it’s alright to be recognized for what you’ve accomplished over the course of the season, but it matters a heck of a lot more at end of the season with what you’ve done,” forward Pierce Hornung said. “Now is not the time to focus on team accomplishments or anything like that. We still have a lot of basketball to play and opportunities to prove ourselves.”